With its local cursor engine, tight coupling between language & data, & powerful features, Visual Fox Pro is a great tool for building database solutions of all sizes. Its data-centric, object-oriented language offers developers a robust set of tools for building database applications for the desktop, client/server environments, or the Web. Developers will have the necessary tools to manage data
- from organizing tables of information, running queries, & creating an integrated relational database management system (DBMS) to programming a fully-developed data management application for end users. Visual Fox Pro contains many new features for increased productivity, including extensible & customizable Microsoft Intelli Sense technology, additional control over the integrated development environment (IDE), & quick access to areas of source code through the Document View window. More than 50 commands, functions, & system variables have been enhanced or added to Visual Fox Pro, some of which include new capabilities for binding events to other COM components. Visual Fox Pro also implements interfacing for enhanced interoperability with various COM components & products, such as Microsoft Biz Talk Server & full support for creating & consuming XML Web services. Microsoft Intelli Sense language assistance improves coding productivity by using powerful, extensible language assistance as developers type, & it is fully customizable. The Document View window can be used to quickly navigate to procedures, functions, & methods. The enhanced code editor in the IDE provides support for bookmarks & shortcuts, the Find search feature, & case conversion. Dockable IDE windows allow for docking common tools, such as the Comm&, Data Session, & Debug windows. Integrated XML support is available for exporting Visual Fox Pro data to XML & importing XML data into Fox Pro tables. Additional tools, such as the Object Browser & Task List manager, are all part of the suite of new productivity features for increased rapid application development.